Improvement in paper-files



J WORT im?? uNi-WS File/S' Patented Jan. 2, 1872.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

JEREMIAH W. FOARD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. y

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER-FILES;l

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 122,314, dated J annary 2, 1872;Y antedated December 20, 1871.

SPECIFICATION. I, JEREMIAH W. FCARD, of the city andA kcounty ot' San Francisco, in the State of Calirlhis invention consists in a novel mode of Constructing paper-holders for holding iiles of newspapers, and also documents and letters, the saine being composed of two strips of wood orother light material, which are secured to each other so as to embrace the papers between them by means of a clamping-screw atfeither end.

Referring to the annexed drawing, Figure l is a side view of the le or holder complete. Fig. `2 is an edge view of the upper clamping piece A, showing the slot C at either end thereof. Fig. 3 is a view of the clamping thumbscrew B as constructed by me.

I make the slot (l, in the upper end of A, just so much longer or deeper than in the lower end as will allow the piece to be pushed forward I under the head of the clamping screw far enough to let the lower end be brought into place under the head of its screw, and then be drawn back till the shank ofthe screw touches the bottom of the slot, when both screws will be turned home, drawing the clamping pieces rmly together upon the paper. In constructing the clamping thumb-screw B, I make of wire a screw-eye, with shank of the requisite length and diameter, and insert its shank by cutting away a portion of the material of the clamping pieces, and intended, to prevent the rupture of the newspaper at its lower edge consequent upon bringing the 'edge tightly across the hard substance of the clamping pieces in turning over the leaves of the paper, this particular matter having been secured to me by Letters Patent No. 54,320, and bearing date May rst, A. D. one thousand eight hun- I y dred and sixty-six. l

I claim as my inventionf The combination of the clamping piece A having slots C and clamping-screws B, the latter engaging the lower clamping piece of the file directly by means of its thread, and operating through the slot C.

JEREMIAH W.'FOARD.

Witnesses:

R. ELLIOTT, E. V. SUTTER. 

